The Situation That Occurs When One User's Changes to the Database

question 66

Multiple Choice

The situation that occurs when one user's changes to the database are lost by a second user's changes to the database is known as the:

• A)lost update problem.
• B)deadly embrace problem.
• C)inconsistent read problem.
• D)inconsistent write problem.
• E)deadlock problem.

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Definitions:

Combination Lock

A combination lock is a type of lock that opens upon entering a sequence of symbols, typically numbers in a specific order.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Discrimination

Unfair or prejudicial treatment of individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

Operant Conditioning

A learning framework through which a behavior's strength is altered by either reinforcement techniques or punitive actions.